Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1912 — CRUMPACKER BEATEN. BY J. B. PETERSON [ARTICLE]

CRUMPACKER BEATEN. BY J. B. PETERSON

Tippecanoe County Gave Plurality of 1,073 For Democratic Nominee For Congress. 'I From the published returns of all counties in the 10th congressional district it appears that Congressman Crumpacker was beaten by John B. Peterson by a plurality of 1,102. The vote by counties is as follows: Counties Peterson Crumpacker Benton 286 Newton 104 White 409 Tippecanoe .;.. 1,073 Jasper 31 Lake .. 97 Porter 246 Warren 396 1,872 770 Peterson’s plurality, 1,102. John P. Bowers, the progressive candidate, did not receive a plurality in any county and his total vote was less than one-half that of Congressman Crumpacker. Bowers was strongest in the Gary steel district. In Tippecanoe county the progressives gave Bowers 2,179 votes, Beveridge 2,942; those who left Bowers, largely voted for Peterson. Down there, it was anything to defeat Crumpacker. The state senatorial district went democratic by 637. Jasper County was the only one that returned a plurality for L. D. Carey! of Montleejlo. The vote was as follows: Jasper cmmty for Carey 86; White for McCormick 230; Newton for McCormick 68; Starke' for McCormick 425. The total progressive vote in the four counties was less than a third of Mr. Carey’s vote.